Hello,

I would like to suggest being able to persist the set folder view style when navigating within a Fences Folder view.

e.g. I select 'Details' but when I double click the folder and it opens within the Fence, it is set to "Large Icon" view.

Thanks!

Skarn

Hello,

I would like to suggest being able to persist the set folder view style when navigating within a Fences Folder view.

e.g. I select 'Details' but when I double click the folder and it opens within the Fence, it is set to "Large Icon" view.

Thanks!

Skarn

Hi,

I would like to update the download on this skin/gadget but I'm getting server file system 500 errors.

Do I just try again later, or is updating a skin something I need to do through an admin maybe?

* edit - I just tried again and the download works again, but it seems like it keeps removing the ini file from the download which is needed for the gadget to work.

Can I make sure the file is kept?

thanks!

This is going to be some picky feedback here.

When I have WFX menu animations on and 'Expand from Desktop' I noticed the menu 'jumps/rejigs' at the end of the animation.

It's mostly noticeable if watching the bottom of the menu as it appears, it will shift upwards and left in the last frame, almost as if the menu texture being 'expanded' is the wrong aspect ratio, so when the real one appears, it looks as if it jumps into position.

That transition might just need some tweaking, or maybe needs a specific one for the menus if the positioning metrics of menus are different to window metrics.

Hi,

When I uploaded dxMouseTrails I would prefer it to not be something that can be 'packaged' with future Stardock packs etc. can I adjust that option (it is optional as I just uploaded something without checking it) please?

Thanks!

Hi,

does WindowFx transitions still work currently?

I don't see any window animations on my last registered copy, nor the demo version.

The Preview button animation does work, but other windows do not.

"Desktop Window Manager (DWM) is enabled"

OS Name Microsoft Windows 10 Pro

Version 10.0.18363 Build 18363

System Type x64-based PC

Name NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080

So Windowblinds can already do a skin wide hue and colour adjustment.

Why not allow individual elements to be adjusted? Some people might just want the close button shifted to a different colour but the rest the same. :-P

Another interesting thought, could 'regions' of graphics used in a skin be done with another 'magic' colour - like magic pink used to be (still is?) transparent.

But instead, it's a colour that gets automatically swapped with the user's selected colour. This could let you do 'highlights' in skins that each use could modify without affecting the rest of the skin style? It already works kind of well anyway with the skin wide shift, but just might add that extra bit of user preference/customization.

Can deskscapes already do this? Or can it have an option to do this? I know I could edit the video but it would be an easy way to get some videos to be used as a seamless animated backgroun.

Can deskscapes already do this? Or can it have an option to do this? I know I could edit the video but it would be an easy way to get some videos to be used as a seamless animated backgroun.

DIFFERENT DESKTOPX 1

I still use Stardock's DesktopX. I play with it a lot (stop sniggering RND ).
DesktopX is *my* go-to creative hobby - I'm not well equipped to be a skinner or a graphical artist.

I've attempted lots of little projects with it, and I suddenly feel like making a few posts images/videos and descriptions on what I did with it over the past 12 years. Maybe it will be interesting...

Some of you may be inspired to check out DX, ask some questions on how to do things, share your own ideas...in general have some interesting discussion. Actually, I'll possibly run out of stuff quickly, so other DXers might like to share their "Different DesktopXs".

DX doesn't have to be 'dead' despite no new updates, its last versions are still very functional and quite complete. RedneckDude's prolific contributions are quality examples and I've also noticed some new stuff and new creators recently!

Anyway - here's my Different DesktopX 1.

:: An Online Center Hub ::    http://www.explosm.net/comics/2301/   [e digicons]XO[/e]

My local community online center wanted to track time allocated to computers in their network from the front desk.

Provides a count-down timer for each computer, with a pause function, and when time is up a 'lock' screen appears on the client computer (a large DX object set to 'Always On Top') which prompts the user to come pay for more time or.. go away (you don't have to go home, but you can't stay here).

Front Desk interface

Interesting stuff during development

Initially I thought to use a free ActiveX Winsock control to set up TCP Host and Client connections between the main control computer and all the clients. It worked quite well and easily - lots of potential there! DesktopX can do network stuffs!

BUT - the online center's network security turned out to be such a mess we couldn't get it to work directly over their network, so...

I scrapped (archived) the TCP script and figured I could use a web based database as a 'communication proxy' between the computers instead. Each computer could send and retrieve their commands/messages via DesktopX, regularly updating or querying a table in the web databases.

Table structure on the web database

I thought it might be slow regularly sending and retrieving the web requests, but it was much faster than I expected! Again, this simple setup has lots of potential.

[e digicons]\o/[/e]

I had to Google how to create two webpages (using PHP), one for sending and one for receiving the database data using URL parameters. DesktopX can load and use these via its script support for POST and GET web functions and it can happen silently in the background.
(text search for System.SendRequest here)

Other than the free database and the two webpages, the whole thing works off DesktopX without any special additions, including the menus, buttons, graphics etc.